HMSAS Protea
HMSAS Protea (pennant number: K51) was a survey ship of the South African Navy. The ship was originally built as a Flower-class corvette for the Royal Navy during World War II named Rockrose and was sold to South Africa after the war. Rockrose was initially assigned to convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic after her completion in 1941, but was later transferred to South African waters and then to the Far East with the same mission. She returned home in 1945 and was paid off.
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HMSAS Protea
HMSAS Protea (pennant number: K51) was a survey ship of the South African Navy. The ship was originally built as a Flower-class corvette for the Royal Navy during World War II named Rockrose and was sold to South Africa after the war. Rockrose was initially assigned to convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic after her completion in 1941, but was later transferred to South African waters and then to the Far East with the same mission. She returned home in 1945 and was paid off.
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HMSAS Protea (pennant number: ...... and she was scrapped in 1967.
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1947-10-04
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commissioning date
1947-10-04
completion date
1941-11-04
laying down
1940-10-28
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order date
1939-09-21
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ship beam (μ)
1.00584e+1
ship launched
1941-07-26
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*Scrapped, 1967
*Sold out of the navy, 1962
Sold toSouth African Navy, 1947
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Ship armament
*1 × gun
* 2 racks, 2 throwers for 40 depth charges
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Ship builder
Ship caption
HMS Rockrose during the Second World War
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Ship commissioned
1947-10-04
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Ship completed
1941-11-04
Ship country
South Africa
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United Kingdom
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Ship decommissioned
January 1957
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Ship fate
*Sold out of the navy, 1962
* Scrapped, 1967
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Sold to South African Navy, 1947
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Ship identification
Pennant number: K51
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Ship laid down
1940-10-28
Ship launched
1941-07-26
Ship length
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Ship name
HMS Rockrose
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HMSAS Protea
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Ship ordered
1939-09-21
Ship out of service
1947-10-04
Ship power
*2 × cylindrical boilers
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Ship propulsion
*1 × shaft
* 1 × triple-expansion steam engine
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Ship range
at
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Ship reclassified
As a fishing trawler, 1964
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Ship renamed
*Protea, February 1950
* Justin, 1963
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Ship sensors
*Type 271 surface-search radar
* Type 123A ASDIC
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HMSAS Protea (pennant number: ...... home in 1945 and was paid off.
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